Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a volcanic island populated by an imaginative menagerie of creatures. On this bizarre island, none of the Cortez's gadgets work and they must rely on their wits--and each other--to survive and save the day.
Practical Effects
Creature designs that walk the line of charming and deeply unhinged
Costume
The end-credits tuxedo reveal lives rent-free
Direction
Rodriguez shot this between Kill Bill prep because he's unhinged like that
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Alexa PenaVega
Carmen Cortez
Daryl Sabara
Juni Cortez
Antonio Banderas
Gregorio Cortez
Carla Gugino
Ingrid Cortez
Steve Buscemi
Romero
Mike Judge
Donnagon
Danny Trejo
Machete
Cheech Marin
Felix Gumm
Matt O'Leary
Gary Giggles
Emily Osment
Gerti Giggles
Ricardo Montalban
Grandfather
Holland Taylor
Grandmother
Alan Cumming
Fegan Floop
Tony Shalhoub
Alexander Minion
Taylor Momsen
President's Daughter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rodriguez filmed this entire movie in Austin during pre-production for Kill Bill, editing it at night after Kill Bill days. The man doesn't sleep.
This film invented the 'spy kids but make it weird' aesthetic that would influence an entire generation of 2000s children's action cinema.
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